Computer Clean Up Tips

Registry errors and DLL errors are usually caused due to improper shutdown and startup of the computer along with improper installation and un-installation procedure for software programs. Windows installer cleanup is especially useful in troubleshooting in such situation. The detailed working of the utility is discussed in this article. The utility is touted to be a lifesaver when you are facing registry and DLL errors. One of the major disadvantages associated with the product is the reinstallation of all the software programs which are already installed on the computer in certain cases. Why? This is also suitable explained on the article.

The situation is well known. You get your hands on some latest software program. You try installing the program on your PC with the intention of trying it and buying it if you like. But by the middle of the installation process the computer becomes unresponsive and you are forced to do a manual reboot of the computer by pressing the reboot button. After booting up you notice the program is being listed as installed on the computer, but when you try to invoke the program, it doesn’t seem to respond or you get some error message. Ok, you try to do the installation process once again and for this you will have to uninstall the existing installation. But sadly that is also not possible, because when you try to uninstall the program you are bombarded with a series of error messages. Does the above scenario ring any bell?

Fear not help is at hand thanks to windows installer cleanup. This program supersedes the entries listed in the add/remove programs and will help in the deletion of the program files. Now there is a confusion which should be addressed in this point. Windows installer cleanup do not uninstall any software programs. They just remove the corrupted installation files and this will enable you to reinstall the software program once again. Once the installation files are deleted, then the program can be removed or upgraded. The reader must understand this basic difference and must not consider windows installer cleanup as some form of miracle product.

Care must be taken to install the latest version of windows installer cleanup utility, because the earlier versions were comprised of many bugs. Separate versions are available for the 32bit and 64bit OS users. Care must also be taken that full permission is given to the utility when running of the computer. If you have logged into some guest accounts, make sure to logout and enter the administrative account and re-run the software. When the utility is run within windows environment, the erroneous installations are being listed and it is only the matter of seconds before the computer will be clean of the corrupted installation files. Looking into the finer aspects we find that an entry to the installation files is only deleted. So when the utility is reinstalled the program deletes the older files and installs newer files. This is how the utility is designed to work.